Cornwall

A woman stands on a sandy beach wearing a blue jacket with her hands in her pockets and her hair blowing in the wind.

Can UK communities go ‘plastic free’ with cultural shift?

Environment

Canary Wharf was labeled the first plastic-free commercial district in the world. But this shopping center and other communities with this designation actually aren’t plastic-free — yet.

A Tibetan boy points a toy gun towards a girl during the function organized to mark "Losar" or the Tibetan New Year at a Tibetan Refugee Camp in Lalitpur.

These kids are just having fun — it’s the new year

Culture
Beachcomber and historian Tracy Williams discovered her first Tjipetir block in the summer of 2012. Now, she runs a Facebook group collecting photos and stories of other blocks that have washed up on beaches throughout northern Europe.

We finally know why these mysterious ‘Tjipetir blocks’ are washing up on European beaches

Environment
The World

Sea Shanties by the Fisherman’s Friends

Global Hit
The World

Bathed In Glory

Arts, Culture & Media
The World

Bathed In Glory

Arts, Culture & Media

Every Thursday, we present you with three nominees in the running to be BATHED in GLORY. Exercise your rights as a Fair Game listener by choosing one; we’ll declare the winner on Friday’s show.